Azure Compute roles and permissions
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| Role | Permission | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Azure Resource Manager Storage Account Reader
Can read all Azure Resource Manager Storage Account Command Blocks |
command.category.read | Can read all corresponding Command Block categories |
| command.cmdazurermstorageaccount.read | Can read all Azure storage account Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.jobs.read | Can read related Command Block jobs | |
| command.read | Can read all related Command Blocks | |
| command.schedules.read | Can read all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| organization.readbasic | Can read all basic organization properties (list) | |
| report.accesstoken.read | Can read Power BI report access token (list) | |
| report.read | Can read Power BI reports (list) | |
| user.read | Can read all properties of a user (details) | |
| user.readbasic | Can read all basic user properties (list) | |
| Azure Resource Manager Storage Account Writer Can read and execute all Azure Resource Manager Storage Account Command Blocks |
command.category.read | Can read all corresponding Command Block categories |
| command.cmdazurermstorageaccount.read | Can read all Azure storage account Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.cmdazurermstorageaccount.write | Can write all Azure storage account Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.jobs.read | Can read related Command Block jobs | |
| command.read | Can read all related Command Blocks | |
| command.schedules.read | Can read all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.schedules.write | Can write all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| organization.readbasic | Can read all basic organization properties (list) | |
| report.accesstoken.read | Can read Power BI report access token (list) | |
| report.read | Can read Power BI reports (list) | |
| user.read | Can read all properties of a user (details) | |
| user.readbasic | Can read all basic user properties (list) | |
| Azure Resource Manager Virtual Machines Reader Can read all Azure Resource Manager Virtual Machines Command Blocks |
command.category.read | Can read all corresponding Command Block categories |
| command.cmdazurermvirtualmachine.read | Can read all Azure virtual machine Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.jobs.read | Can read related Command Block jobs | |
| command.read | Can read all related Command Blocks | |
| command.schedules.read | Can read all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| organization.readbasic | Can read all basic organization properties (list) | |
| report.accesstoken.read | Can read Power BI report access token (list) | |
| report.read | Can read Power BI reports (list) | |
| user.read | Can read all properties of a user (details) | |
| user.readbasic | Can read all basic user properties (list) | |
| Azure Resource Manager Virtual Machines Writer
Can read and execute all Azure Resource Manager Virtual Machines Command Blocks |
command.category.read | Can read all corresponding Command Block categories |
| command.cmdazurermvirtualmachine.read | Can read all Azure virtual machine Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.cmdazurermvirtualmachine.write | Can write all Azure virtual machine Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.jobs.read | Can read related Command Block jobs | |
| command.read | Can read all related Command Blocks | |
| command.schedules.read | Can read all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| command.schedules.write | Can write all schedules Command Blocks and jobs | |
| organization.readbasic | Can read all basic organization properties (list) | |
| report.accesstoken.read | Can read Power BI report access token (list) | |
| report.read | Can read Power BI reports (list) | |
| user.read | Can read all properties of a user (details) | |
| user.readbasic | Can read all basic user properties (list) |
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Updated: Jan 09, 2026